Steve,
Welcome to the list. You state that your wife's Prestige has SLX tubing. I don't believe that many Prestiges had a tubing decal, and my possibly incorrect understanding is that Alberto tended to use Reynolds. What informs of the tubing on her bike?
Dennis young Hotaka, Japan
> ve Goodwin, Westford, MA USA
>
> I wish there was some sort of form or template to fill out for introduction
> type info, as I have a tendency to ramble on when not properly constrained!
> ... I have been a "vintage lightweight" enthusiast since about 1972 (before
> they became vintage.) My favorite bikes are Masi's, particularly early
> Carlsbad GC's, Prestige's and early 3V's... roughly the early 70's to mid-80's
> timeframe.
>
> My current stable includes 2 1973/4 Carlsbad GC's, a 1982 Prestige, and a 1984
> 3V. Also own a 1982 Colnago Super and a 1981 Mercian "King of Mercia"...my
> beaters.
>
> I managed to infect my wife with the enthusiast bug when we first met--at that
> time she owned a poorly assembled Royce Union 10-speed on which she had
> crashed and broken her wrist when a spoke-mounted reflector became lodged in
> the fork. I promptly set about ordering a Bob Jackson racing frame for her
> from Cycl-ology, and outfitted it with a full Campy NR groupset. I will never
> forget the smile on her face when she took it out for her first test ride!
> Her current stable of bikes includes the Jackson (1980), a 1982 Calzone
> (Columbus KL), a 1983 Cinelli Supercorsa, a 1984 Masi Prestige (Columbus SLX),
> and a 1989 Colnago Classic.
>
> Most bikes built after about '89 I barely recognize as bikes!!
>
> "The ones that got away" included: 2 additional early 80's Prestige's, a
> Cinelli Tokyo, a Pogliaghi Italcorse, and a second Cinelli Supercorsa.
>
> I have joined the list in "digest mode"... so will receive and peruse(sp?) the
> posts on a periodic basis.
>
> Bonjourno!
>
> Steve Goodwin, Westford, MA USA